1 Corinthians 7:10

Catholic Public Domain Version

But to those who have been joined in matrimony, it is not I who commands you, but the Lord: a wife is not to separate from her husband.

Cross References

Jeremiah 3:20

But, in the same way that a woman spurns her lover, so also has the house of Israel spurned me, says the Lord."

Matthew 5:32

But I say to you, that anyone who will have dismissed his wife, except in the case of fornication, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever will have married her who has been dismissed commits adultery.

Mark 10:2

And approaching, the Pharisees questioned him, testing him: "Is it lawful for a man to dismiss his wife?"

Luke 16:18

Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery. And whoever marries her who has been divorced by her husband commits adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:11

But if she has separated from him, she must remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband should not divorce his wife.

1 Corinthians 7:12

Concerning the rest, I am speaking, not the Lord. If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:15

But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart. For a brother or sister cannot be made subject to servitude in this way. For God has called us to peace.

1 Corinthians 7:25

Now, concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord. But I give counsel, as one who has obtained the mercy of the Lord, so as to be faithful.

1 Corinthians 7:40

But she will be more blessed, if she remains in this state, in accord with my counsel. And I think that I, too, have the Spirit of God.

1 Corinthians 7:6

But I am saying this, neither as an indulgence, nor as a commandment.